Deferred prosecution agreements were the hip new accessory for companies under investigation during the Bush Administration. Now they may become fashionable on a permanent basis.
Experts say the use of deferred and non-prosecution agreements—which has soared in the last five years—isn’t likely to recede any time soon. Indeed, recent scrutiny of DPAs and NPAs, along with subsequent guidance on how they should be implemented, should give companies and the legal department a welcomed sense of predictability to the process.
